The Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis & Disasters Committee for the COVID-19 Pandemic, in collaboration with the Department of Economic Development, DED, has allocated teams to communicate with private companies in Abu Dhabi to discuss their…Continue Reading
Etihad Airways And Emirates Red Crescent Support Victims Of Beirut Explosion
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, and Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), a humanitarian organisation that supports official authorities, launched initiatives to support Lebanon after the Beirut explosion. Etihad organised aid to support residents…Continue Reading
UAE Consumer Spending Continues To Grow For Third Straight Month
In a sign that bodes well for an eventual market recovery after the coronavirus, consumer spending in the UAE continues to increase for the third straight month, jumping 63 percent in August as compared to…Continue Reading
Abu Dhabi Terminals Receives In-Country Value Program Certification
Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT), the manager and operator of the region’s first technologically advanced semi-automated terminal at Khalifa Port, has been In-Country Value certified. In-Country Value is defined as the total spend retained in-country that can…Continue Reading
Masdar Celebrates Achievements In Women’s Empowerment On Emirati Women’s Day
Emirati Women’s Day is being held this year under the theme “Preparing for the next 50 years: Women are the support of the nation” – capturing the importance women now command across Emirati society. Women…Continue Reading
Etihad Airways Celebrates Emirati Women’s Day
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, is celebrating Emirati women across the airline in a new video which recognises how their vital roles are contributing to the success and development of the UAE…Continue Reading
Etihad Airways Enhances Its Mobile App To Provide Additional Benefits To Guests
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has extended its digital reach with an update to its mobile application for Android, Apple and Huawei smartphones, enabling guests to manage their journey with even greater…Continue Reading
H.H. Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Delivers Inspiring Message At ADNOC’s Emirati Women’s Day Event
Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Mother of the Nation, today said the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) leadership is sparing no effort in providing opportunities for Emirati women to prosper, be empowered and strengthen their…Continue Reading
The Education Affairs Office At The Crown Prince Court In Abu Dhabi Issues “Teaching In The United Arab Emirates: 10 Lessons From TALIS” Book To Drive A Positive Change In The Education System
The Education Affairs Office (EAO) at the Crown Prince Court in Abu Dhabi today launched “Teaching in the United Arab Emirates: 10 Lessons from TALIS”– a new book that provides teachers in the UAE with…Continue Reading
Solid Progress Across Aldar’s Developments In Previous Quarter With Yas Acres Handovers Continuing At Pace
Aldar Properties (‘Aldar’) today delivered its latest update on projects under development across Abu Dhabi. Considerable progress is being made across Aldar’s entire development portfolio on Yas Island. Yas Acres, the flagship waterfront and golf…Continue Reading
Ma’an’s ‘Together We Are Good’ Programme Thanks Generous Contributors As It Marks Over 100 Days Of True Giving In Abu Dhabi
Ma’an’s ‘Together We Are Good’ programme, which embodies the humanitarian values of cooperation and community spirit, has raised AED1 billion – with over AED438 million in funds and over AED600 million donated in-kind – in…Continue Reading
Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2020 Confirmed For Sunday 13 December
World-class motorsport action will return to the UAE when Yas Marina Circuit hosts the FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX 2020 on Sunday 13 December, bringing the curtain down on the 2020 season.…Continue Reading
Manarat Al Saadiyat Partners With Korean Cultural Center To Host Virtual Exhibition Showcasing Contemporary Korean Art
To mark 40 years of United Arab Emirates-Korea diplomatic relations, Abu Dhabi’s Manarat Al Saadiyat, in collaboration with the Korean Cultural Center in the UAE and the Korea Foundation for International Cultural Exchange, is organising…Continue Reading
Abu Dhabi’s Non-Oil Foreign Merchandise Trade Totaled AED66.5 bn During First Four Months Of 2020
The value of non-oil foreign merchandise trade through Abu Dhabi ports decreased by 7.3 percent from AED71.7 billion during the first four months of 2019 to AED66.5 bn in the same period of 2020. This…Continue Reading
Sheikh Zayed Falcon Release Programme Marks Its 25th Year With A New Milestone
Despite the current challenges posed by the global pandemic, 76 falcons have been released into the wild this year as part of the Sheikh Zayed Falcon Release Programme (SZFRP), taking the total to more than…Continue Reading
7 Reasons To Avoid DIY Web Design
DIY it! That’s the best method to save cash and you learn something new. But let’s be honest we can’t say the same when it comes to web designing. Designing your website using a custom template can…Continue Reading
Unified Challenge Reaches Over 5 Million Steps In Two Days
Steps Unified Challenge, launched by Special Olympics to achieve the goal of 52 million steps in 10 days from 19th August, has reached more than five million marks on its second day with the participation…Continue Reading
Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority Launches ‘Child Online Protection Guide’
The Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority, ECA, has launched the first of its kind, “Child Online Protection guide”, in the UAE, as part of the Takween Summer Program 2020. The guide focuses on providing a…Continue Reading
Abu Dhabi Airports Welcomes Passengers Travelling Aboard Middle East Airlines
Abu Dhabi Airports has welcomed Lebanese travellers arriving at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) with special gifts upon their disembarkation from Middle East Airlines (MEA) flight ME418. The arriving travellers were greeted by AUH’s Wellness Ambassadors, in celebration of…Continue Reading
Etihad Guest Unveils Exciting New Deals And Offers For Members To Enjoy
Etihad Guest, the award-winning loyalty programme of Etihad Airways, has launched exciting new offers for members to enjoy, from points transfers to discounted redemptions and more. Members who convert a minimum of 5,000 Etihad Guest…Continue Reading
Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant Unit 1 Successfully Connects To UAE’s Transmission Grid
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, ENEC, on Wednesday announced that its operations and maintenance subsidiary, Nawah Energy Company, in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch Company, TRANSCO – a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi…Continue Reading
Etihad Airways To Operate Special Flights From Abu Dhabi To Bengaluru, Delhi, And Mumbai
Effective 21 August, Etihad Airways will operate a series of special passenger flights from Abu Dhabi to Bengaluru, Delhi, and Mumbai. The flights can be booked 24/7 through Hala Travel Management, Etihad’s travel management arm,…Continue Reading
ADNOC CEO Discusses Energy Industry Dynamics During Virtual CERA Conversation
His Excellency Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Group CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), discussed energy industry dynamics with the leading energy economist and…Continue Reading
Board Summit To Discuss Pathways To Gender-Balanced Boards
The Board Summit titled “Pathways to Gender-Balanced Boards”, one-of-its-kind virtual event with an open invitation to all board members and CEOs of organisations listed on the ADX and DFM, will be convened by Aurora50 from…Continue Reading
‘Visits From Bait Al Oud’ Marks Its Seventh Virtual Concert
The virtual concert series ‘Visits from Bait Al Oud’ returns tomorrow for its seventh online event, which will celebrate the artistic dialogue and shared traditions between Arabic and Hispanic music. The multicultural session, led by…Continue Reading
Etihad Airways Expands Air-Rail Partnership With Accesrail In Europe
Etihad Airways (Etihad) has announced the expansion of its partnership with AccesRail, the world’s leading provider of air-rail intermodal solutions. The partnership allows Etihad to use AccesRail’s expertise to enable its customers to book train…Continue Reading
KADAK FM Partners With Bollywood’s Leading Singer Sonu Nigam To Stage The World’s First Socially-Distanced Bollywood Concert
Abu Dhabi Media (ADM) has announced that KADAK FM – its popular Hindi Radio offering– will partner with Bollywood’s leading singer Sonu Nigam to host ‘The Light’ a world-first, socially distanced Bollywood concert,In line with…Continue Reading
National Geographic Abu Dhabi & Almarai Launch The 10th Edition Of ‘Moments’ Photography Competition Across The Middle East And North Africa
National Geographic Abu Dhabi (NGAD) and Almarai announced today the launch of the 10thedition of ‘Moments’annual photography competition, which has established itself as one of the largest photography competitions across the Middle East and North…Continue Reading
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Lists Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) Tracking Shariah-Compliant Products
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) announced today that Chimera Capital LLC’s Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) has listed on the Exchange. The ETF has been designed to replicate the S&P UAE Domestic Shariah Liquid 35/20 Capped…Continue Reading
ADNEC To Hold Virtual Event Under SIAL ME And Abu Dhabi Date Palm Exhibition Banner This Year
ADNEC Group, part of ADQ, in collaboration with Comexposium, one of the world’s leading event organisers, have developed a unique one-day event that will bring together C-suite executives from the UAE and abroad to a…Continue Reading
ADNOC Invests US$ 3.5 BN To Upgrade Ruwais Refining Capabilities And Maximize Value For Abu Dhabi And The UAE
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) confirms significant progress made on its “Crude Flexibility Project” (CFP), with 73% project delivery of ADNOC’s ongoing upgrade of refining capabilities in Ruwais and strengthening the role of…Continue Reading
Guggenheim Abu Dhabi’s ‘In The Studio’ To Conclude With Compelling Artist Panel Discussion
Guggenheim Abu Dhabi’s ‘In the Studio’ programme is set to conclude with a wide-ranging panel discussion featuring Guggenheim Abu Dhabi curators Sara Bin Safwan and Sasha Kalter-Wasserman in conversation with Abu Dhabi-based artists Maitha Abdalla,…Continue Reading
National Geographic Abu Dhabi & Almarai Launch The 10th Edition Of ‘Moments’ Photography Competition Across The Middle East And North Africa
National Geographic Abu Dhabi (NGAD) and Almarai announced today the launch of the 10thedition of ‘Moments’annual photography competition, which has established itself as one of the largest photography competitions across the Middle East and North…Continue Reading
Abu Dhabi Airports Free Zone Sees Increase Of New Customers By 109% In H1 Of 2020
Abu Dhabi Airports Free Zone (ADAFZ), a wholly owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Airports, has recorded a 109% increase in the number of companies registering with the free zone authority in the first half of…Continue Reading
Do You Have These 5 Tools To Create A Customized And Secure Webinar?
Webinars have been in the game for a long time no doubt about that, and they still seem to be audience favourite. But what is a webinar? A webinar is a live online gathering or…Continue Reading
Eshraq Investments Records Q2 2020 Net Profit Of AED 20.45 Million; Announces Comprehensive Investment Strategy And Targets Major Share Buyback
Eshraq Investments PJSC (“Eshraq” or “Company”), the Abu Dhabi-based investment company listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (“ADX”), announced its preliminary financial results for the first six months of the year. The Company reported…Continue Reading
Founder’s Memorial Online Tours Showcases Founding Father’s Legacy
The Founder’s Memorial, a permanent national tribute to the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the Founding Father of the UAE, has been providing people worldwide with an opportunity to learn about his rich…Continue Reading
US Embassy Abu Dhabi Launches The Academy For Women Entrepreneurs In The UAE
The US Embassy Abu Dhabi is bringing the US Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program to the UAE through a partnership with startAD, the Abu Dhabi-based global accelerator anchored at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), powered…Continue Reading
Aldar Records 21% Revenue Growth To AED 2.01 Billion In Q2 2020 Driven By Strong Development Business Performance
Aldar Properties PSJC (“Aldar”), today reported a 21% year-on-year increase in revenue to AED 2.01 billion in the second quarter of 2020, due to a strong performance from the development business. Net profit for the second…Continue Reading
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Reports H1 2020 Net Profit Of AED587.6 Million
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) today reported a net profit of AED587.6 million and AED 2.5 billion in net revenue for H1 2020. In a statement today, the Bank said the net revenue for H1-2020…Continue Reading
Motherhood And Childhood Council Launches Initiative To Support Small Businesses
The Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood has launched an initiative to support emerging and small businesses run by families, People of Determination, mothers of People of Determination, and the youth. The Council launched an…Continue Reading
Second Phase Of UAE Resident Return Programme To Easere-Entry To Abu Dhabi
Effective immediately, the Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) and the National Crisis & Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA) have launched the second phase of the UAE Resident Return Programme, which now removes the need for…Continue Reading
How To Increase Your Webinar Attendance
And you’re live in 3! 2! 1! But wait, where’s your audience? Hosting a webinar sounds like a piece of cake, but in reality, it’s much more difficult than that. The success of your webinar lands…Continue Reading
Modon Signs Long-Term Lease Agreement With LuLu Group International For Courtyard Mall
Modon Properties (Modon), mandated by the Government of Abu Dhabi to develop integrated tourism destinations and sustainable residential communities, has signed a long-term lease agreement with LuLu Group International for the operation of retail outlets…Continue Reading
Drive-Through COVID-19 Testing Centres Introduced For Entering Abu Dhabi
Seven new drive-through coronavirus screening centres have opened across the country. SEHA’s Ambulatory Healthcare Services announced on Tuesday the launch of laser-based DPI testing (blood test) for people wanting to enter or re-enter Abu Dhabi…Continue Reading
The UAE Capital Is Committed To Safely Welcoming International Golfers Again
Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Saadiyat Beach Golf Club and Yas Links Abu Dhabi have aligned with the United Arab Emirates’various measures and initiatives to ensure a safe environment…Continue Reading
Etihad Airways And ADNOC Distribution Expand Their Partnership Bringing More Benefits To Loyalty Programme Members
Etihad Guest, the award-winning loyalty programme of Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, together with ADNOC Distribution, the UAE’s leading fuel and convenience retailer, have expanded their successful partnership to bring greater reward…Continue Reading
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi Launches All-New ‘Hypercars – Evolution Of Uniqueness’ Exhibition
Following the re-opening of Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, the World’s Leading Theme Park has launched an all-new Hypercars exhibition. The year-long exhibition, which mirrors the limited-series cars currently on display at the Ferrari Museum in…Continue Reading
National Geographic Abu Dhabi Launches Sharkfest 2020 This August!
National Geographic Abu Dhabi is bringing the highly anticipated eighth annualSHARKFEST back to screens across the Middle East from 5th August. Spotlighting the kings of the ocean, National Geographic Abu Dhabi will air 6 full…Continue Reading
Abu Dhabi Government Contact Centre Launches New Customer Relationship Management Platform
The Department of Government Support, which is represented by the Abu Dhabi Digital Authority, ADDA, has announced the launch of the new Customer Relationship Management platform for the Abu Dhabi Government. The platform aims to…Continue Reading
ONLY Webinars Announces ‘How To Win High-Value Business Using LinkedIn’ Webinar
ONLY webinars will be hosting a webinar titled, ‘How to Win High-Value Business Using LinkedIn’ on Tuesday 25 August 2020 at 11 am UAE Time. The webinar is presented by Neeraj Shah – Founder &…Continue Reading
Etihad Airways Supports The UAE’s Aid Mission To Beirut
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, in cooperation with the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has transported 16 tonnes of aid from the government of the United Arab Emirates to…Continue Reading
Etihad Airways Reports Strong Start To 2020 With Second Quarter Heavily Impacted By Covid-19
Etihad Airways (Etihad), has provided details of its half-year (H1: January-June)2020 performance, which saw a strong start to the year, with the airline progressing well ahead of its transformation plan targets. This included its best…Continue Reading
Yas Island First Destination In Abu Dhabi To Be Awarded Coveted WTTC ‘Safe Travels’ Stamp
Yas Island, Abu Dhabi’s premier leisure and entertainment hub, has been awarded the coveted WTTC ‘Safe Travels’ stamp, marking the first destination in Abu Dhabi to receive the international honour. Launched recently by the World…Continue Reading
ADX Announces Listing Of Mamoura Diversified Global Holding’s Bonds
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, ADX, announced today that it has listed US$4 billion Fixed Rate Notes issued by MDGH GMTN B.V. and guaranteed by Mamoura Diversified Global Holding, MDGH. According to a statement issued by…Continue Reading
FAB Issues Largest Chinese Yuan Denominated Dual-Listed Formosa Bond Globally
First Abu Dhabi Bank, FAB, recently announced the issuance of the largest-ever Chinese Yuan (CNH) denominated dual-listed Formosa bond globally, with a CNH 3.25bn five-year issuance. Despite the GCC-wide public holiday, FAB was able to…Continue Reading
Etihad Airways Introduces Microbebarrier™ Face Protection For Premium Passengers
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has launched innovative new protective wear for First and Business class guests. As part of its new health and hygiene programme, Etihad Wellness, premium passengers will receive…Continue Reading
Etisalat Group To Pay Out Interim Dividends From August 11
The Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC, Etisalat Group, announced that the interim dividend of 15 fils per share for Q2- 2020 will be paid out starting August 11th through the First Abu Dhabi Bank, FAB,…Continue Reading
ADNOC L&S And Wanhua Chemical Group Form Strategic Shipping Joint Venture
ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S), the shipping and maritime logistics subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), announced today the formation of a new strategic joint venture (JV) with Wanhua Chemical Group…Continue Reading
MBZUAI Webinar Offers An Opportunity To Learn More About COVID-19 And AI’s Role In Pandemics
COVID-19 has had a tangible impact on all of our lives. Learning more about it, including the technologies that can help fight the disease and mitigate its impact on society, is a responsibility we all…Continue Reading
UAE Continuing To Impress World By Hosting Major Sporting Events: Khabib Nurmagomedov
Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov, UFC Champion, commended the 12th edition of UAE Warriors held on 31st July in the jiu-jitsu arena at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi. The tournament involved ten matches, with nine featuring…Continue Reading

